Lamp-shade holder



June 8 1926.

A. WILLENBACHEI LAMP I SHADE HOLDER Filed Dec. 19. 1924 wuento'c \Alj V'z'iienzaczer $1 7115 flue emu Patented June 8, 1926.

UNITED STATES PgsNT OFFICE.

AUGUST WILLENBACHER, OF HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO TRIUMPH MANUFACTURING (70., OF NEW YORK, N. Y. (A FIRM).

LAMP-SHADE HOLDER.

Application filed December 19, 1924.. Serial No. 756,882.

This invention has reference to a holding device for a lamp shade and also an electric lamp adapted to be mounted on a suitable support.

The object of this invention is to provide a frame that is adapted to have a threaded lamp socket of standard form screwed into one end.

A further object is to provide a holding device with a member of this character that will comprisea threaded ring for the lamp socket, and a single rod readily secured at its ends to said ring, with a head cast on the upper end of the rod member that is also provided with a threaded member for a bolt or nut to hold the shade.

In the accompanying drawings, showing embodiments of my invention, Figure 1 shows the device in elevation, partly in section, indicating the shade attachment.

Fig. 2 shows the device applied to an electric lamp, with another form of head.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 4 is a detailed view at the top of the wire frame.

' Fig. 5 is a section enlarged at the attachment of the wire frame and ring on one side.

Fig. 6 is a section showing another form of head.

As shown in the drawing the device comprises a wire or rod having a head cast at the upper portion with the lower ends secured to a ring, preferably of sheet metal and soldered to, which ring has screw threaded inner walls to receive a standard electric lamp.

A rod is shown having a curved upper portion 2, with extremities 3 and extending outwardly and connected with the ring 5. This ring may be formed of sheet metal or otherwise, and as shown of channel form opening downwardly. The lower extremities of the arms 3 and 4 are passed through suitable openings at 6 and 7 inthe ring 5,

and secured therein by suitable means, such as solder.

This ring 5 is provided with aserew thread as shown at 8 011 the inner wall adapted to receive the threaded base 9 of av standard electric lamp.

At its upper end the wire form is embedded in a head 10, formed by suitably casting the head on to the rod 2, that can be done by placing the rod in a suitable mold. The rod is preferably given an abrupt bend at 12, that will assist in retaining the rod in the cast head. In Fig. 1, the head 10 is extended at13 and let on each side to enclose a portion of the loop 2 of the rod, that will serve to receive the lamp shade 15. In Fig. 2, the head is of similar design.

Both of these heads have a stem or bolt 17, projecting upwardly at the top, which bolt has its head extending into the cast head member by placing it in the mold to have the head cast around the head of the bolt. If preferred, a threaded sleeve 18 may be cast in the upper face of the head 10, to receive a threaded stem, whereby difl'erent lengths of stems can be applied afterthe device has been constructed.

A device of this character is very cheap and easy to produce, composedmerely of a rod with its ends inserted in a sheet metal ring, having a threaded inner wall, and there secured by solder; with a head cast on the upper part of the bent rod and a stem cast into the head.

What I claim is:

A lamp support comprising a rod bent in the form of a loop, a head at the upper part of the loop adapted to support a shade, a comparatively large ring of channel form having apertures in the connecting wall on opposite sides of the ring, the parallel extremities of the rod projecting through said apertures without bending and secured to the opposite side walls, the channel form having its inner wall or bore formed with screw threads adapted to receive a threaded lamp socket. i

Signed at New York city, N. Y., on December 15, 1924.

AUGUST WILZIZENBAGHERZ 

